3 TIMES NATIONAL-AWARD WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER PASSES AWAY, A HUGE LOSS FOR THE INDUSTRY!

"She passed away due to cardiac arrest at around 2.30 am at the hospital," Saroj Khan's nephew Manish Jagwani was quoted saying. Meanwhile, a test for COVID-19 gave a negative result. The funeral is said to take place today.

For the unversed, Saroj Khan received the National Award for Best Choreography three times - Devdas (2003), Sringaram (2006) and Jab We Met (2008). Her career spanned over 40 years where she choreographed over 2,000 songs and is known as "The Mother of Dance/Choreography in India".

Tributes have started to pour in for the acclaimed choreographer. Bollywood’s Khiladi Kumar tweeted that “she made dance look easy almost like anybody can dance, a huge loss for the industry.”

Woke up to the sad news that legendary choreographer #SarojKhan ji is no more. She made dance look easy almost like anybody can dance, a huge loss for the industry. May her soul rest in peace 🙏🏻

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) July 3, 2020